PRESS WEATHER NO. 132 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 11:30 P.M.)

WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 7:30 P.M. ON 21 MARCH 2019

WARNINGS:

STRONG WINDS IN HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS, NAN'AO, SHANWEI
AND SOUTH OF HONG KONG. FOG IN NAN'AO, SHANWEI, SOUTH OF
HONG KONG AND SHANGCHUAN DAO.

WEATHER SITUATION:

A SOUTHERLY AIRSTREAM IS AFFECTING THE SOUTH CHINA COASTAL
WATERS.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

SOUTH FORCE 3 TO 4, BECOMING NORTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6 LATER.
VISIBILITY RATHER LOW IN THE MORNING AND AT NIGHT. ONE OR
TWO SHOWERS.
SLIGHT TO MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING MODERATE TO ROUGH LATER.

NAN'AO:
SOUTH FORCE 4 TO 5, BECOMING NORTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6.
FOG PATCHES IN THE MORNING AND AT NIGHT. ISOLATED SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS LATER.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING MODERATE TO ROUGH.

SHANWEI:
SOUTH FORCE 4 TO 5, BECOMING NORTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6.
FOG PATCHES IN THE MORNING AND AT NIGHT. ISOLATED SHOWERS
WITH THUNDERSTORMS LATER.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING MODERATE TO ROUGH.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
SOUTH FORCE 4 TO 5, BECOMING NORTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6 LATER.
FOG PATCHES IN THE MORNING AND AT NIGHT.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING MODERATE TO ROUGH LATER.

SHANGCHUAN DAO:
SOUTH FORCE 4 TO 5.
FOG PATCHES IN THE MORNING AND AT NIGHT.
MODERATE SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 6 TO 7. ISOLATED SHOWERS WITH
THUNDERSTORMS.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND SOUTH FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 14 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU            WIND SOUTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 23 KILOMETRES

DONGSHA            WIND SOUTHWEST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND SOUTH-SOUTHEAST FORCE 3

XISHA              WIND SOUTH-SOUTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 27 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 19:30 HKT ON 21.03.2019